Table 6.
Crohn’s Disease Activity Index
| No. | Item | Description | Multiplier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of liquid or very soft stools | Sum of 7 day | - | ×2 |
| 2 | Abdominal pain | Sum of 7 day | 0, none; 1, mild; 2, moderate; 3, severe | ×5 |
| 3 | General well-being | Sum of 7 day | 0, generally well; 1, slightly under par; 2, poor; 3, very poor; 4, terrible | × 20 |
| 4 | Number of 6 listed categories patient now has | Number of 6 listed categories | (1) Arthritis/arthralgia | |
| (2) Iritis/uveitis | ||||
| (3) Erythema nodosum/pyoderma gangrenosum/aphthous stomatitis | ||||
| (4) Anal fissure, fistula, or abscess | ||||
| (5) Other fistula | ||||
| (6) Fever > 37.8°C (100°F) during the past week | ||||
| 5 | Antidiarrheal drug use | Use in the previous 7 day | 0, no; 1, yes | × 30 |
| 6 | Abdominal mass | 0, none; 2, questionable; 5, definite | × 10 | |
| 7 | Hematocrit | Expected-observed | Male, 47-hematocrit | ×6 |
| Hematocrit | Female, 42-hematocrit | |||
| 8 | Body weight | Percent below standard weight (normogram) | ×1 | |